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Wells Fargo Advisors Names Chris Moloney to Head Marketing Division

^{Published on 2011-01-12 13:36:15 - Market Wire}
 

ST. LOUIS--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, the brokerage division of Wells Fargo and Company (NYSE: WFC), announced that Chris Moloney has been named senior vice president and head of marketing.

"Chris brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of success to his role at Wells Fargo Advisors"

Most recently, Moloney was chief marketing officer and senior vice president for the US Consumer division of Experian (EXPN:LN), the financial services firm headquartered in Dublin with a U.S. headquarters in Orange County, California. In his post with Experian, Moloney led all product marketing for the leading consumer credit information firm and one of the largest advertisers in the U.S.

Prior to Experian, Moloney spent four years as Chief Marketing Officer for St. Louis based online brokerage Scottrade, during a period of record customer growth and brand awareness for the firm. Moloney has also held leadership roles with St. Louis-based Maritz and Charter Communications.

aChris brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of success to his role at Wells Fargo Advisors,a said Renee Brown, head of Marketing for Wells Fargoa™s Wealth Brokerage and Retirement Division. aWe see great opportunities to grow the awareness and client base of our firm, and Chris will lead our efforts to do that.a

aI am excited to join a team of first-rate industry professionals, and ita™s great to be part of a firm with such a rich history of putting customers first,a said Moloney.

About Wells Fargo Advisors

With more than $1.1 trillion in client assets as of Sept. 30, 2010, Wells Fargoa™s brokerage businesses comprise more than 15,000 full-service financial advisors and 4,500 licensed bankers. This vast network of advisors, one of the nationa™s largest, serves clients through offices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and in Latin America. Wells Fargo Advisors is the trade name used by two separate registered broker-dealers and non-bank affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company: Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC (members SIPC). Statistics include other broker-dealers of Wells Fargo & Company. [ www.wellsfargoadvisors.com ] Investment products and services are offered through Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC.

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.2 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 9,000 stores, 12,000 ATMs, the Internet (wellsfargo.com and wachovia.com), and other distribution channels across North America and internationally. With more than 278,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in America. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked #19 on Fortunea™s 2009 rankings of Americaa™s largest corporations. Wells Fargoa™s vision is to satisfy all our customersa™ financial needs and help them succeed financially.

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